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Current Affairs

Government launches special
course to train teachers

Chandrababu Naidu Launches
‘Swachh Andhra Mission’

Modi lays foundation stone for
AIIMS in Himachal Pradesh

India to be guest country at
World Government Summit

Reserve Bank of India opens
branch in Dehradun

Airtel gets approval for Tigo
Merger

India remain 4th in women’s
cricket team rankings

Jagmeet Singh becomes first Sikh
politician to lead major Canadian party

GK Questions 5th October 2017 PJH

Question 1: Who has become the
first female President of the Supreme Court in the United Kingdom?

A) Herima Gale

B) Brenda Hale

C) Derida Ghan

D) Ereda Male

Answer:
B

Explanation:

Brenda
Hale of Richmond has become the first female President of the Supreme Court in
the United Kingdom.

Question 2: Who has become the
first Sikh politician to lead major Canadian party?

A) Harinder
Singh

B) Bhupinder
Singh

C) Harsh Singh

D) Jagmeet Singh

Answer:
D

Explanation:

Lawyer
Jagmeet Singh made history as he became the first person belonging to a visible
minority group, and obviously the first of Indian and Sikh heritage, to be
elected leader of one of Canada’s three largest national political parties.

Question 3: Who have won the Nobel
Prize in Physics for their contribution to detecting gravitational waves?

A) Rainer Weiss,
David J. Thouless and Arthur B M

B) Rainer Weiss,
Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne

C) Peter Higga,
Arthur B M and Isamku Asakasi

D) Kip S.
Thorne, Barry C. Barish and Peter Higga

Answer:
B

Explanation:

Three
American scientists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave
Observatory (LIGO) have won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their contribution
to detecting gravitational waves — ripples in the fabrics of spacetime which
were predicted by Albert Einstein a hundred years ago.

Question 4: Which of the
following Temple has been adjudged best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in India?

A) Siddhiyinayak
Temple

B) Taratarini
Temple

C) UttarKashi
Temple

D) Meenakshi
Temple

Answer:
D

Explanation:

The
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple has been adjudged best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in
India as on October 1.

Question 5: Which among the
following has been placed in the Global Financial Centres Index?

Question 9: Global Entrepreneurship
Summit 2017 to be held in Which of the following City?

A) New Delhi

B) Mumbai

C) Bhopal

D) Hyderabad

Answer:
D

Explanation:

The
Global Entrepreneurship Summit to be held between 28th to 30th of November in
Hyderabad will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Advisor to
the US President, Ivanka Trump, who leads the U.S. delegation.

Question 10: Who of the
following has laid foundation stone for AIIMS in Himachal Pradesh?

A) Venkiah Naidu

B) Rajnath Singh

C) Narendra Modi

D) Sushma Swaraj

Answer:
C

Explanation:

PM
Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for an AIIMS premier hospital in
Bilaspur town of Himachal Pradesh.

Question 11: Pema Khandu has
announced that Arunachal Pradesh shall be Open Defecation Free by __

A) December 31, 2020

B) December 31,
2017

C) December 31,
2018

D) December 31, 2019

Answer:
B

Explanation:

Chief
Minister Pema Khandu has announced that Arunachal Pradesh shall be Open
Defecation Free by December 31 this year. He said Sikkim is the only state in
North East to achieve ODF free status and Arunachal is eager to be the next.

Question 12: Which among the
following country will be the guest country in the World Government Summit?

A) China

B) India

C) Japan

D) Nepal

Answer:
B

Explanation:

India
will be the guest of honour during the sixth edition of the World Government
Summit scheduled from February 11th – 13th, 2018 in Dubai.

Question 13: Which of the
following bank has waived off closing charges for savings account holders?

A) PNB

B) SBI

C) OBC

D) UCO

Answer:
B

Explanation:

The
largest public sector lender, State Bank of India (SBI), has waived off closing
charges for savings account holders. The closure fee waiver is applicable for
accounts which are at least 1 year old.

Question 14: When is world
habitat day celebrated?

A) First Monday
of October

B) First Sunday
of October

C) First Friday
of October

D) None of these

Answer:
A

Explanation:

The
United Nations has designated the first Monday of October of every year as
World Habitat Day. The purpose of World Habitat Day is to reflect on the state
of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. It
is also intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the
responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns.

Design
world is very close to the moments that celebrate World Architecture Day, but
this year, it is much more important than previous years, to share and
disseminate a common sense all over the world.

Question 16: RBI has opened a
new branch in which of the following places?

A) Hyderabad

B) Chennai

C) Meerut

D) Dehradun

Answer:
D

Explanation:

The
Reserve Bank of India has opened a branch in Dehradun, Uttarakhand to make
transactions of the state government more convenient. Earlier, the state
government had to do financial transactions through the Kanpur branch of the
RBI.

Question 17: Airtel is going to
merge with which of the following company?

A) Mego

B) Aima

C) Tigo

D) Lira

Answer:
C

Explanation:

Bharti
Airtel has received Ghana’s National Communications Authority’s approval for
the merger between Bharti Ghana (Airtel) and Millicom Ghana (Tigo), subject to
certain conditions. This merger will result in an entity which will be the
second largest mobile network operations in the country.

Question 18: According to the
International Cricket Council (ICC), What is the rank of India’s Women Cricket
Team?

A) 2nd

B) 4th

C) 5th

D) 6th

Answer:
B

Explanation:

According
to the International Cricket Council (ICC), India remained fourth, while
England dethroned Australia from the top position in the womens cricket team rankings
for the first time following the annual rankings update.

Question 19: Who has become the
first female President of the Supreme Court in the United Kingdom?

A) Herima Gale

B) Brenda Hale

C) Derida Ghan

D) Ereda Male

Answer:
B

Explanation:

Brenda
Hale of Richmond has become the first female President of the Supreme Court in
the United Kingdom.

Question 20: Who of the
following has/have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017?

[A] Jeffrey C.
Hall

[B] Michael
Rosbash

[C] Michael W.
Young

[D] All of the
above

Answer:
D

Explanation:

The
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017 has awarded jointly to Jeffrey C.
Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries on how plants,
animals and humans adapt their biological rhythm so that it is synchronised
with the Earth’s revolutions.

Question 21: The Port of
Benghazi which is officially opened for the first time in 3 years, is situated
in which African country?

[A] Egypt

[B] Sudan

[C] Libya

[D] Tunisia

Answer:
C

Explanation:

In
Libya, the Port of Benghazi has officially reopened for the first time in three
years on September 30, 2017 after being forced to cease operations because of
clashes in the cradle of the 2011 revolution.

Question 22: Which state
government has launched a state-wide campaign against child marriage and dowry
on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary?

[A] Odisha

[B] Bihar

[C] Uttar
Pradesh

[D] Rajasthan

Answer:
B

Explanation:

The
Bihar government has launched a state-wide campaign against child marriage and
dowry on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary. In it, people
pledged not to get married a girl below 18 years or a boy below 21 or
participate in a child marriage or a wedding with dowry.

Question 23: The Karlapat
Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which state?

[A] Odisha

[B] West Bengal

[C] Jharkhand

[D] Assam

Answer:
A

Explanation:

The
Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in Kalahandi district of Odisha
and covers an area of 75 square kilometres. This sanctuary is home to many
wildlife species like tiger, leopard, sambar, nilgai, barking deer, mouse deer,
a wide variety of birds like green munia, Great Eared-nightjar and various
reptiles.

Question 24: The 8th Conference
of Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians to be held in which
country?

[A] China

[B] India

[C] Sri Lanka

[D] Nepal

Answer:
C

Explanation:

The
8th Conference of the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians will
be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from October 4, 2017. The 3-day conference will
be inaugurated by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena.

Question 25: President Ram Nath
Kovind has appointed a Commission to examine the sub-categorisation of OBCs.
Who will be chairperson of the commission?

[A] N K Rathore

[B] M S Jha

[C] JK Bajaj

[D] G Rohini

Answer:
D

Explanation:

President
Ram Nath Kovind has recently appointed a Commission to examine the
sub-categorisation of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Justice (Retd.) G.
Rohini will be the chairperson of the Commission which will present its report
to the President within 12 weeks.

Question 26: Which city is
hosting the Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) conference-2017?

[A] New Delhi

[B] Udaipur

[C] Indore

[D] Kanpur

Answer:
A

Explanation:

The
Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) conference has started in New Delhi on October
2, 2017. India is hosting the programme jointly with World Bank (WB) and United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to address illegal wildlife trade across
19 Asian and African countries.

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